Interview qustions to ask?

Question

At my employers request I need to interview an evening employee. What kind of questions do I need to ask? I usually do the training , not the interviewing.

Answer 1

You have to ask questions. It is easy to hire, but it is hard to fire. Firing people also costs a lot of money to the business.

First, you need to identify what qualification are you looking for for the position. Technical skill, behavioral skill.

Then construct questions in the way Open, Neutral, and Behaviral.
- Open question - Expected answer should NOT be "yes" or "no". -- Neutral question - Try not to reveal why you are asking such question.
- Behavioral questio - how this person acted on certain situation in the past. People will behave as he/she id in the past.

i.e: You mention in the resume that you did ... Can you tell me more on ...? (You are trying to find out if the candidate is in fact did what they claimed to do)

Now, guide the questions to find out,

- situation
- specific task of the candidate
- what the candidate
- what was the result

i.e. While doing that task, you may have a situation ..... What did you do? Hhow it went? (Is your candidate capable of what you would expect him/her to do? Is the behavior favorable? Is the results favorable?... They will behave similar when he/she is hired)

Above is the general technique to construct you interview questions.

Now, in your specific case, you do need a person who is available for evening. So, you do have to clarify that. "This is the position foor working hours of ... to .... Is that the problem?" You also need to make sure that is the absolute criteria to be employed, otherwise you need to terminate the employment.

You cannot ask "where are you from", meaning to find out if the candidate be able to be at work. But, this is discrimination. How the candidate will get to work or go home is up to the person. As long as the candidate is clear, that he/she has to be at work at specific hours, that should be sufficient.

Check on below link for illegal questions:
http://www.usatoday.com/careers/resources/interviewillegal.htm

Answer 2

Ask them questions that directly relate to the job. If it is a customer service position, ask the candidate to tell you about a situation where they had to deal with an unreasonable customer and how they handled it. If it's sales, ask the candidate how they would handle losing one of their biggest accounts. Basically find the worst situation you could be in at your job and ask them how they'd handle it.

Answer 3

This website categorizes interview questions by subject. It is useful for interviewing candidates in a variety of fields.

http://www.job-interview.net/Bank/JobInterviewQuestions.htm#JOB%20FUNCTION%20INDEX

Answer 4

Where are you from, try to establish a talking dialogue.
Why do you want to work with the company.
Previsous experience.
Expections.
Goals, both personal and professional.
Finish it up with something light, like hobbies, things they like to do.

Answer 5

Ask "What do you think your greatest weakness is?"
The answer will tell you a lot about the person..... if it doesnt completely stump them.

Answer 6

do you get a solid feeling after saving somebody? do you lead a common existence in the back of all the action? do you like putting your self in threat? issues like that? wish i helped :) xxx